Food security organizations have officially declared a state of famine in the Zanzam camp near El Fasher, Sudan, where hundreds of thousands of people are sheltering amidst a civil war that has ravaged the region for 15 months. This declaration, made by the United Nations-backed Famine Review Committee (FRC), marks a dire warning of the severe toll being exacted on the population.
The Zanzam camp, which has seen its population swell to around half a million since the conflict began, has been grappling with famine since June. Official declarations of famine are rare, with this being only the third such declaration by the FRC in the past 20 years and the first in over 7 years. These declarations serve as urgent calls for increased international aid to prevent further loss of life.
